Clothesrack



Dec. 26, 1933. FORD CLOTHESRACK Filed Jan. 26, 1933 3 Sheets-Shea l Invenlor fl Home y Dec. 26, 1933. T. FORD CLOTHESRACK Filed Jan. 26, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Inventor By flllomey Patented Dec. 25, 1933 if g oLoTHnsnAoK Timothy Ford, Lexington, Ky. Appiication January 26, 1933. Serial No. 653,719

1 Claim. ((31. 211--178) Another important object of the invention is'to provide a clothes rack which can be easily extended to position for use and which is constructed in such a manneras not to be susceptible to the development of ready defects.

These and various other important objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a top plan View of the rack.

Figure 2 represents a side elevational View of the rack. a

Figure 3 represents a horizontal sectional view taken substantiallyon line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 represents a fragmentary elevational view with parts broken away soas to disclose the brace retaining means.

Figure 5 represents a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken substantially on line 5-5 of Figure l.

Figure G'represents a sectional view taken on substantially the same line 55, showing the parts collapsed.

Figure 7 represents a fragmentary vertical sectional view through the post, showing the same equipped with a stake for outdoor use.

Figure 8 represents a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on line S-,8 of Figure 7.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like'parts'it can be seen in Figure 2, that numeral 5 represents a vertical post of polygonal cross section, the sa he being provided with brace legs 6 at its lower end portion.

At circumferentially spaced intervals, arm

members 7 are hingedly connected to the upper.

portion of the post by hinge members 8 and are capable of swinging upwardly in the manner shown in Figure 6.

Each of these arms is hingedly connected as hingedly secured to the intermediate"portion of its bottom side as at 14-.

Reference to Figure 4 will show that the with an angle member 15, the depending portion tending therefrom and thisline is provided with lower new is:

rarest *FFIJCE end of each of the brace members 13 is equipped of which is provided with an opening through pins 16 can be inserted to bite into the aforementioned prop for supporting theqcorrespending supplemental arm 12 in the horizontal position clearly shown in Figure 5.

As is clearly shown in Figure 1, the outer end of each of the supplemental arms 12 is provided with a pair of eyelets 17 disposed horizontally in opposite directions. One eyelet llof each arm 12 has a cable or line of some strand material exa hook 13 at its free end which .is engageable with the remaining type of eyelet on the next adjacent supplemental arm 12. r

lhe upper ends of the prop 10 arerlikewise provided with eyelets 20 in opposite directions and hook and line members 21 are employed for connesting these eyelets on adjacentv props.

Extending from the post 5 and underlying each of the arms '7 at a point spaced below the said arm 7 is an arm 7 hingedly supported in the same manner and to the intermediate portion of the corresponding prop l0. Underlying each of the supplemental arms 12 is another supplemental, arm 12 mounted in the same manner as the overlying arm 12 and hingedly connected to the intermediate portion of the corresponding 8 prop 10.

By referring to Figures 5 and 6, it will be seen that the intermediate portion of each of the props 10 is provided with an eyelet 22 and when the prop and arm are swung to the collapsed position shown in Figure 6, a hook 23 is employed for retaining the parts in this collapsed position.

Obviously, when the legs 6 are employed as shown in Figure'2, the rack is adaptable for in door use.

For outdoor use, a stake 2 1i is driven into the ground as shown in Figure '7 and hook members 25 extending through the post 5 have their hooked ends engaged with the stake sons to retain the post line in upright position. These hook members can be threaded to engage with the notch 26 so that the same can not become displaced from clamped engagement with the stake 24.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and.

materials maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what I claim as right, a supplemental arm hingedly connected to the said upright adjacent the first mentioned arm, and brace means for the said supplemental arm interposed between the said supplemental arm and the said upright.

TIMOTHY FORD. 

